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Table 3 People who spoke a language other than English at home - 2001
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Table 3People who spoke a language other than English at home - 2001
Source: ABS data available on request, 2001 Census of Population and Housing. (a) Persons whose birthplace was not stated, inadequately described, n.e.c. or at sea were excluded prior to the calculation of percentages. (b) Excludes languages that were not stated, inadequately described, and non-verbal so described.
17. Just over one-quarter of all Australians either stated that they had no religion, or did not adequately respond to the question. 18. Affiliates of religions other than Christianity have shown the largest proportional increases since the 1996 Census, although they still comprised a relatively small proportion of the population in 2001 (5 per cent). Stated affiliation to Buddhism increased by 79 per cent, to Hinduism by 42 per cent, to Islam by 40 per cent and to Judaism by 5 per cent. These changes partly resulted from trends in immigration. Although the most common religious affiliation of immigrants is Christianity, affiliates of other religions are more highly represented among recent immigrants than in the total population. Between 1996 and 2001, there were just over half a million new arrivals to Australia. Of these, 9 per cent were affiliated to Islam, 9 per cent to Buddhism, 5 per cent to Hinduism and 1 per cent to Judaism. Download 1.91 Mb. Share with your friends:
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